diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1
index 38d181eaac50..cf9c1b391eb1 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ function Get-PrPkgProperties([string]$InputDiffJson) {
         $lookup[$lookupKey] = $pkg
 
         foreach ($file in $targetedFiles) {
-            $filePath = Resolve-Path (Join-Path $RepoRoot $file)
+            $filePath = (Join-Path $RepoRoot $file)
             $shouldInclude = $filePath -like "$pkgDirectory*"
             if ($shouldInclude) {
                 $packagesWithChanges += $pkg
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/ci.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/ci.yml
index d6f5c38b0ebb..c63cf44fa442 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/ci.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/ci.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ jobs:
           MatrixConfigs: ${{ parameters.MatrixConfigs }}
           MatrixFilters: ${{ parameters.MatrixFilters }}
           MatrixReplace: ${{ parameters.MatrixReplace }}
-          SparseCheckoutPaths: [ "sdk/", ".vscode"]
+          ${{ if eq(parameters.ServiceDirectory, 'auto') }}:
+            SparseCheckoutPaths: [ "**/package.json", "**/ci.yml"]
           CloudConfig:
             Cloud: Public
           AdditionalParameters: